First published 2025
Young men in Western democracies face unprecedented challenges. They graduate from high school and college at lower rates than women. One in seven reports no close friendships. Men account for three quarters of despair deaths in America. This crisis affects everyone, as women and children cannot thrive when men struggle. NYU professor and Pivot podcast cohost Scott Galloway tackles these issues head on. He examines what masculinity means in contemporary America while promoting mental strength and healthy male identity. Galloway shares his personal journey from childhood through fatherhood, including his parents' divorce, battles with anger and depression, financial struggles, and raising two sons. He offers practical wisdom learned through experience: leave the house because action reduces anxiety, embrace risk and rejection, practice kindness as the foundation of relationships, pursue your talents, create value for others, treat your children's mother well, and focus on your responses rather than circumstances. Galloway provides an honest roadmap for navigating modern manhood.
Genres: mental-health, gender-studies, american, biography-memoir, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, self-reflection
Setting: America, Western Democracies
Period: Contemporary
304 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness